Author: by S.N., edited by Stanley Newman
Across
| What vegans avoid |
MEAT |
| Comfy-cozy |
SNUG |
| Marvel superheroes |
XMEN |
| Plant firmly |
EMBED |
| Stop it |
CEASE |
| Hawaiian figurine |
TIKI |
| Vatican’s surroundings |
ROME |
| Great courage |
NERVE |
| Single-syllable saw |
HASTEMAKESWASTE |
| Dreamland visit |
SLEEP |
| Poker pot starter |
ANTE |
| Genesis construction |
ARK |
| Bar bottles |
RYES |
| Camper’s stove fuel |
BUTANE |
| Intensely competitive |
FIERCE |
| Inbox filler |
EMAILS |
| Road fork shape |
WYE |
| Reunion gathering |
KIN |
| Spooky |
EERIE |
| Dreamland visit |
SIESTA |
| Stew tidbit |
PEA |
| Benevolent |
KIND |
| Recital performance |
SOLO |
| With 82 Across, single-syllable saw |
THEBESTTHINGS |
| Canine comment |
BARK |
| What passwords provide |
ENTRY |
| Apple tracking device |
AIRTAG |
| GPS calculations |
RTES |
| Cheney predecessor |
GORE |
| Gullible person |
PATSY |
| Mist or steam |
VAPOR |
| Qty. |
AMT |
| Hunter’s garb |
CAMO |
| Penne __ vodka |
ALLA |
| Puma or panther |
FELINE |
| Single-syllable saw |
IFYOUCANTBEATEMJOINEM |
| Western stock character |
DEPUTY |
| Israeli diplomat Abba |
EBAN |
| Name meaning “lion” |
LEON |
| Despotic Amin |
IDI |
| Handle efficiently |
SEETO |
| Converges on |
NEARS |
| USN rank |
CMDR |
| Yuletide beverages |
NOGS |
| Neighbors of A’s |
BFLATS |
| Return of the Jedi robot |
DROID |
| Singles |
ONES |
| See 43 Across |
INLIFEAREFREE |
| Employs |
USES |
| Expressed aloud |
SAID |
| Top performer |
ACE |
| Green Eggs and Ham starter |
IAMSAM |
| Farm enclosures |
STIES |
| Poetic sphere |
ORB |
| Venomous snake |
ASP |
| Be a volunteer |
ENLIST |
| Be in charge of |
HEADUP |
| Kid-lit spoilsport |
GRINCH |
| Get ready, for short |
PREP |
| Electrical measure |
OHM |
| Former Milan money |
LIRA |
| Aircraft tracking device |
RADAR |
| Single-syllable saw |
THESHOWMUSTGOON |
| Be penitent |
ATONE |
| Animal pouches |
SACS |
| Groundhog Day nickname |
PHIL |
| Walks unsteadily |
LIMPS |
| Tablelands |
MESAS |
| Miniaturizing ending |
ETTE |
| Fabric footwear |
SOCK |
| Juror’s assignment |
CASE |
Down
| 101 Across, notably |
MEANIE |
| Lent follower |
EASTER |
| More than a single 5 Down |
ASTERISKS |
| PGA peg |
TEE |
| Cellphone symbol |
STAR |
| Japan’s __ Stock Average |
NIKKEI |
| Banjo cousin |
UKE |
| Martial arts uniforms |
GIS |
| Radiography room |
XRAYLAB |
| Biblical law man |
MOSES |
| FD squad |
EMTS |
| Formerly named |
NEE |
| Happen next |
ENSUE |
| Defrost |
MELT |
| Enter unlawfully |
BREAKIN |
| Dinner time |
EVENING |
| Hinges (on) |
DEPENDS |
| Rub roughly |
CHAFE |
| Fannie __ (mortgage agency) |
MAE |
| Jot down |
WRITE |
| British novelist A.S. |
BYATT |
| Big biz bigwig |
CEO |
| London length |
METRE |
| Very pale |
ASHY |
| Group’s modest acknowledgment |
WETRY |
| County next to Napa |
SONOMA |
| Pitchfork-shaped letters |
PSIS |
| Capital of Rwanda |
KIGALI |
| Inheritance |
LEGACY |
| Annoy a lot |
EATAT |
| Be dressed in |
HAVEON |
| Pigtails |
BRAIDS |
| Cost to get cash |
ATMFEE |
| Input again |
RETYPE |
| Suffix with cyclo- |
TRON |
| Court hearings? |
PLEAS |
| Astronaut Shepard |
ALAN |
| Rack-and-__ steering |
PINION |
| Feeling tense |
ONEDGE |
| Not paying attention |
REMISS |
| Truncate |
CUTOFF |
| Etc., for instance |
ABBR |
| Norwegian topography |
FJORDS |
| Top at an auction |
OUTBID |
| Toy with |
TEASE |
| Red Muppet |
ELMO |
| Communication channel |
MEDIUM |
| Civil rights org. |
NAACP |
| Raison d’__ |
ETRE |
| Tangy salad green |
CRESS |
| Longing for long ago |
NOSTALGIA |
| Rover’s restraint |
LEASH |
| Actress Moore |
DEMI |
| Word with no repeated letters |
ISOGRAM |
| Tell, as tales |
NARRATE |
| Instinctual energies |
LIBIDOS |
| Graceful skill |
FINESSE |
| Novelist Ellison |
RALPH |
| Compass reading |
ESE |
| Extremely small |
ATOMIC |
| Nonliteral phraseology |
IDIOMS |
| Latvia’s locale |
EUROPE |
| Time periods |
SPANS |
| Lots of land |
ACRES |
| Standing straight |
ERECT |
| Royal Navy designation |
HMS |
| Granny |
NANA |
| Neato, in the ’90s |
PHAT |
| Clumsy boat |
HULK |
| Cats guy’s monogram |
TSE |
| Spy missions |
OPS |
| UN immunization agency |
WHO |
| Gentle handling, initially |
TLC |